Continue with Joseph Tests His Brothers

Now Joseph sees his brothers coming. He is very happy to see his younger brother Benjamin.  Of course, none of them know that this important man is Joseph. Joseph now does something to test his 10 half brothers. 

He has his servants fill up all their bags with food. But without letting them know, he also has his special silver cup put into Benjamin's bag. After they all leave and have gone  a little distance on the road, Joseph sends his servants after them. When they catch up with them, the servants say: 'Why have you stolen our master's silver cup?'

'We have not stolen his cup,' the brothers all say.  'If you find the cup with any one of us, let that person be killed.'

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